It was a bright and sunny morning and Honoka was still asleep. She then heard a noise which woke her up. But it wasn't her alarm clock. It was her cell phone ringing a special ringtone. Honoka moaned, yawned and stretched her arms as she woke up. She looked at her phone to see who was calling her and it was Euterpe. "What?!" Honoka panicked as she tried to fix her behead. "H-hello?" she answered. "Good morning Honoka Kousaka...why are you still in bed?!" Euterpe greeted at first, but then looked surprised. "I'm sorry! I overslept!" Honoka apologized. Euterpe sighed. "Call me back after you get dressed and have breakfast" "Yes, ma'am" Honoka replied. She quickly changed into her clothes and went downstairs. "Good morning!" she greeted her parents and sister, Yukiho. "Good morning. What's the hurry?" asked Honoka's mom. "Euterpe is giving me a mission!" said Honoka. She sat down and quickly ate her breakfast. "If you eat too fast, you'll choke" said Yukiho. "But I gotta get ready!" Honoka replied with her mouth stuffed. "Someone's excited about their first mission" said Honoka's dad. Honoka gulped down her food before replying "You bet! I wonder what or who I'll be helping. I'm so excited, I'm gonna burst!" "Don't get too excited. When you first met Euterpe, she specifically said these missions are important, not for fooling around" said Yukiho. "I know but I just can't wait to get started!" said Honoka. "Then we'll see you back whenever you complete your mission" said Honoka's mom.
After she finished her breakfast, Honoka went to her room and FaceTimed Euterpe. "Thank you for calling me back so quickly" said Euterpe. "I just can't wait to go on my first mission" Honoka smiled. "Alright then. There are a group of performers in America called the Muppets" Euterpe began. She told Honoka all about the Muppets like Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, and many others. "They sound funny" Honoka giggled. "They are, but they broke up many years ago" said Euterpe. "How come?" Honoka asked. "No one knows. It could be because of their personal reasons. But anyway, something terrible is about to happen to their studios. Your mission is to find out what it is and get the Muppets back together to save it. Are you ready?" Euterpe explained. "I was born ready!" Honoka replied with confidence. "I love your enthusiasm. Now let's get started!" Euterpe smiled. She used her god magic to make an inter-dimensional portal appear. Honoka took a deep breath and said to herself "My first mission. Here goes nothing". Then she ran through the portal.
On the other side, Honoka found herself in front of what looked like a broken down theater. "I think this is it" she said as she read the main sign that said "Muppet Studios". She walked to the front gates along with three guests who were also there and appeared to be adults. "Hello" she greeted them. "Oh, hello" the adult man smiled. "Are you guys here to see the Muppets?" Honoka asked. "Yeah, we love the Muppets!" the man smiled in excitement. They went up to the gates which looked a bit old. One of the other guests seemed to be shaking nervously. "Come on, Walter, don't be nervous." the woman told him. "Are you okay?" Honoka asked Walter. "I'm fine. I just can't believe I'm here," Walter told her, shivering slightly. "The home of the Muppets!" They soon went to get a tour around the studio after going inside of the gates. "What... What happened to this place?" Walter frowned as he saw a lot of sites were closed. "Where... Where is everyone, Gary?" "Don't know, buddy" Gary replied. "This place looks like it hasn't been used in years" Honoka commented. An older man soon came out in uniform and looked to them. "Oh. Okay, well, I guess you guys are it for today," He then said to them before clearing his throat to speak to them. "Ahem. Anyway, welcome to the original Muppet Studio, where dreams can come true." The man then threw glitter to make the place seem magical, but it just made it feel worse. Honoka coughed when the man threw the glitter. "Is this the Universal Studios?" A woman asked. "Yes, it is." the man replied. "Okay, now if you'll just follow me, please." "Um, okay" said Honoka.
They walked along and soon came to what looked like an old cottage. "Now, this used to be Kermit's office." The tour guide informed. "Really?" said Honoka, surprised. To her, it seemed to look like it was quite old and abandoned. "It's really the highlight of the tour. You should see it sometime," The tour guide said to them before walking off again. "Okay, this next building is where they kept the rope, and the medium-gauge wire for the productions. Let's go take a look." Honoka stayed behind so she could look inside. The others followed the tour guide as Walter looked at the office with Honoka. "Come on, buddy." Gary, who was his brother told him as they walked off. Walter was about to follow his brother, but looked at Kermit's old office. He opened it so that he could look around. Honoka followed him inside. Once inside, the door shut behind them. They explored the office and saw one wall which had Kermit and some of the other Muppets in pictures with all sorts of different celebrities. "Wow. That's a lot of celebrities" said Honoka. "They had lots of different guest stars on the Muppet Show, that's for sure" said Walter. "You seem like you know them well" Honoka smiled. "Of course. I'm their biggest fan. My name's Walter by the way" Walter smiled back. "I'm Honoka Kousaka" said Honoka.
"This must be Kermit's old suit" Honoka said as she looked at a suit that was on a stand. "It looks like it hasn't been worn in years" "And the old banjos..." Walter said as he looked up to see Kermit's favorite musical instrument before seeing old newspapers. Honoka then heard something. "Someone's coming! Hide!" she said to Walter. Walter looked around to hide with Honoka and hid away with her. As the door opened, the two elderly Muppets, Statler and Waldorf lead a human man into the office. "There," Statler said as he turned on the light. "Now this here is Kermit the Frog's old office." "Or so we've been 'toad'." Waldorf added. Honoka chuckled quietly at their joke. "Well, as you know, gentlemen, I've loved the Muppets since I was a boy," the man said as he soon sat down with the other Muppets who welcomed him into the old office. "And what better way to honor the Muppets than to make this beautiful studio a Muppet museum." 'That sounds like a great idea' Honoka thought to herself. "I think I'll call this room the 'Kermit the Frog's Old Office Room'." the man decided. The others agreed with him. 'That's kinda wordy for a name' Honoka thought. The others agreed that sounded like a genius idea. "Now, this here is the standard 'Rich and Famous' contract Kermit signed 30 years ago, that contains-" Waldorf began to inform. "The deed to this property." The man said, already knowing. "Exactly. Now this contract is 100% iron pled with one minor exception; if the Muppets can raise the $10,000,000, that would cost to buy the building before this contract expires, then they get their studio back." Waldorf told the man. Honoka listened closely to the information about the contract. "You know, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were reciting some sort of an important plot point." Statler said to Waldorf. "Well, I hope so" Waldorf replied. "Otherwise, I just bored the readers half to death." "You mean half the readers are still alive?" Statler asked before they both laughed. "It was nice doing business with you." Waldorf told the man. "Yes, sir" Statler added before chuckling before looking at Waldorf. "Come on." Both Muppets then left the office.
"Goodbye" Bobo the bear told them as they left. "Love geriatric humor." "Gentlemen, there's oil under this studio." The man smirked before taking an inhale. "Yeah, I can smell it. And more importantly, the geological survey says there definitely is." 'How can they smell oil?' Honoka thought to herself. "In two weeks, we tear this place to the ground and start drilling." the man commanded to his helpers. Walter looked quite panicked after he heard that statement. "Ah, those Muppets. They think they're so funny. Well, it looks like the joke's about to be on them." said the man. He told his two Muppet minions to maniacal laugh. Uncle Deadly and Bobo laughed like villains as he had told them to. Walter shivered and looked traumatized while Honoka looked worried, but knew that this was her mission and she was going to help save the day. Honoka and Walter left Kermit's office and Walter ran screaming after he heard what was going to happen.